THIRTY friends and family members of a schoolboy killed in a car crash have been covered in glow-in-the-dark paint to raise money for charity.

Susan Stewart was joined by friends and family at the Blacklight Run for Brake, in memory of her son Josh.

Susan told the Courier everyone had a great time at the five-kilometre event, which took place at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre on Saturday.

She said: “They had a stage and there was a big party.

“When they started, they were throwing like a powder-based paint (glow) at you.

“The race started at about 7.15pm and everybody was split into different groups – some ran it and some walked it.

“You went through certain areas and they threw more 'glow' over you and there was ultraviolet light you could walk through and that just showed up the paint and everything.”

Susan had set a target of £1,000 ahead of the event, with the fundraising total now sitting at more than £2,500.

And she expects that figure to continue to rise and potentially break the £3,000 mark, with donations still to come in.

Sixteen-year-old Josh died, along with David Armstrong, 15, and 18-year-old Jenna Barbour when a car being driven by a 16-year-old friend collided with a wall on November 25, 2013, near Tyninghame.

Susan, of Stenton, along with family and friends decided to raise money for Brake, who are a national charity dedicated to preventing road deaths and injuries as well as providing support for people bereaved or injured further to road crashes.

Every day in the UK, five people die on roads, with about 70 more seriously injured.

To make a donation, go to www.justgiving.com/Susan-stewart3.